Grief & Loss

First pregnancy a miscarriage

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amd9 wrote:

Just wondering how many people had their first miscarriage on their first pregnancy and concieved again. I see people grieving their second/ third loss but when you miscarry your first is that a sign of bad things to come. I know everyone's loss is terrible but to loose your first one leaves you petrified you may never have a child.

I'm in the same boat as you, just lost my first at 5 weeks 4 days and had a bad eery feeling about that pregnancy. There's nothing more that I want than to be a mom. If this helps I know a girl who had 2 miscarriages before going on to have 2 perfectly healthy children and she's now pregnant again!

I had 2 losses before my son, the first I viewed as a blessing in disguise, as the father and I weren't together and he didn't want anything to do with the baby. Then I had one loss at 9 weeks but baby measured 6 weeks. And I wanted that one. Then in August 2010 I got pregnant again and I had my son in May 2011. Since then I've suffered 4 losses since June 2014. Now pregnant with number 5 and hoping this one sticks.

I lost my first at 8 weeks. I was 26 at the time. had no idea what to expect so didn't ask the right questions, didn't realize hcg was lower than normal and wasn't rising properly, there was only a gest sac and nothing more so my m/c happened spontaneously at 8 weeks right around the time I would have gotten my period that cycle.

Having a m/c 1st pregnancy is not a bad sign of things to come. It can be entirely a fluke. It's only when you've had 2+ consecutive that you should start to wonder. My 2nd pregnancy at 34, I had a healthy baby girl.

One of my close friends' first was a m/c. She ended up having 2 healthy girls (separate pregnancies).

My ob/gyn said to me that this should not happen in first pregnancy only second pregnancy more common that's why I ask. For some reason I had a bad feeling also, I followed my husband over here a week after he went and I was obsessive that we had cover for something bad happening but he was blase about it and thought it was too much cost, costed us a lot more in the long run! My mother wanted me to stay at home until I got the all clear, I should have listened .

mc can happen at any time to any woman. I have never heard that before and I'm going to call bulls**t on your OB.

I would not let that get you down. unless you have a history of recurrent mc, there is absolutely no reason why 1st pregnancy ending in mc would lead you not to have a successful pregnancy in the future. in fact, statistics show that with 1 mc, you have almost the same chance of having a healthy pregnancy the next time as a woman who never had a miscarriage.

My first and no second pregnancy have ended in loss. I did not find myself seeking comfort through these community boards until after my second loss. I know several friends who conceived after losing their first pregnancy and go on to have very healthy babies quickly after. I think every woman's body is different in how it responds and handles loss, ttc and pregnancy. Sorry for your loss and I hope that you get your rainbow baby soon.

Thanks for sharing your story. May I ask if you had to do anything special like baby aspirin or progesterone to maintain your pregnancy? Hoping Tuesday when I go in I can get some answers as to why this is happening.

Thanks for sharing your story. May I ask if you had to do anything special like baby aspirin or progesterone to maintain your pregnancy? Hoping Tuesday when I go in I can get some answers as to why this is happening.

I totally understand! I am terrified that I will never have a child since my first pregnancy was a miscarriage at 10.5 weeks! It took me 10 months to conceive that pregnancy and I'm on month 4 since the mc trying again. The frustration is really starting to get to me. My husband and I have decided to we will start the classes for adoption through the foster system this year since we are both so discouraged with the natural route.

I also had a miscarriage with my first pregnancy. Found out at 8w2d ultrasound that it was just an empty sac measuring 6w. I passed the sac naturally at 9w2d. Just waiting for my first period to try again but also am very scared. My friends sister had 2 miscarriages before having a healthy baby girl. Her other friend had 1 miscarriage before having a healthy baby girl. My doc said that your chances of having a healthy pregnancy are actually higher if you get pregnant again within 6 months of a miscarriage. I am sorry for your loss. Hoping for the best for all of us.

My first pregnancy ended yesterday at 4w4d even though it happened early on I am devastated and can't stop crying. I was ecstatic to become a mom and start a family but from the moment I found out I was pregnant I had a bad feeling about it I must have sensed it. Ob gyn said 50-60% of first pregnancies result in mc. Also that 2nd time mc is only 13% chance. I wish all of you luck and will keep you all in my thoughts. I told my husband my heart is broken...he is very devastated and being very supportive. I just told him its so upsetting to go to bed pregnant and the next night not pregnant

I lost my first and second pregnancies but had a successful third pregnancy. Try not to worry about further losses. You must remember that although this board is filled with sad stories of multiple losses those ladies are part of a small percentage. For a large group of women, a miscarriage is just horrible luck and they go on to have healthy second pregnancies. I hope you fall into that large group and that you are blessed with your rainbow baby soon.

My first pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 15 weeks 3 days as did my second pregnancy around 7 weeks & i am currently 22 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl praying everything goes right this time !

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